The SKS in Battlefield 3 is based on the famous and mass-produced Russian World War 2 rifle. The Battlefield 3 version is a much upgraded one, with a 20 round magazine and a great overall performance both close range and at longer ranges with the use of scopes. It is particularly useful on tight, urban maps. The SKS can only be used by the Recon class.

I too own this weapon in real life. It has a soviet star emblem and 1951 date stamped on the receiver. I got a muzzle break/flash suppressor combo (wish they had in-game), 4x scope, bipod, fiberglass stock and butt-pad for it. It’s one of my favorites in my collection. Now in BFf3 I haven’t used it more than a couple of times, as I have not been dedicated to the recon class yet due to the squad I play with, but what I have experienced is that it seems like it’s under powered compared to firing one of these in real life. For someone that has more time with this gun in-game and also owns one, what are your impressions?

Its not a sniper correct, but if it’s the russian variant it uses a larger cartridge with more powder, hence more power and range. The gun is fantastic, I also own one, the yugoslavian variant tho with grenade launcher. If your sks is jamming, go back to a factory 10 rd mag. The plastic tapco ones are crap

@Kerry Hey I have a Yugo in real life with the grenade launcher and bayonette as well! I took off the bayonette and swapped the furniture to a Dragonov look alike. Looks sweet. Ever heard of actually finding some smoke grenades for it?

you guys know if SKS is stronger then SVD or MK11? the only bolt action sniper that seems remotely good is the last sniper (M98B) unlock which is what i’m waiting for but till then i’d want to use semi-auto snipers cause at least i can still aim the target for a possible kill at medium range bolt seems useless unless its like a 1 shot kill or brings them down to 10%health but seems like MA45 and Sv98 only do like 75% damage in the first shot

I do not believe the SKS is stronger than the SVD or MK11. The trade off is the semi auto capabilities. The SKS is not a “sniper rifle” but can be extremely effective at long ranges. As for people asking if it handles in game like it does in real life, I would say “very much so”. I’ve put many rounds through mine at the range, and I was paying close attention to the game. In game I have almost 2000 kills with it, my farthest shot was 329m. That was not a typical shot though, I was really trying. With my 4x scope I can take shots up to 200m with deadly accuracy and stopping power. I own other snipers (the ones using the bolt action, larger rifles)

it’s different from the other semiauto sniper rifles in that it shoots faster but for less damage. in game, i can unload six rounds in a second.

so yeah, it doesn’t really function like a sniper rifle at all, except that it is extremely accurate. very effective in close to medium range, and is very good for a poor sniper like myself, since i can re-aim and fire rapidly if i miss. i use foregrip+ACOG (soon to be M145)+silencer with mine.

ya i just unlocked the sks at lvl 42 ( have every other class finished ) and it is one of my favoirt guns in the game my fav set up woukd be a sks with 12x zoom ballistic scope with a g18 as a side arm i would then put a motion sencer

HA HA Being the x-box man i am i got the free dlc that gave me this the flash suppressor dao 12 with flechette rounds and type 88 lmg but oddly enough the only thing i use is this gun and i love it for it is my crunch bite

yo this makes one bad ass assault rifle. better for CQC than sniping but when i want to take down some fool at long range this gun does the job pretty much everywhere in every condition at any time. i freekin trust and love this gun